Distinguished Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York

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RIT has a faculty opening for an endowed professorship in Integrated Publishing Systems. We seek a visionary leader with significant accomplishments and passion for digital publishing. Candidates must have conducted original research and will contribute thought leadership regarding the issues facing the future of multi-platform publishing. The successful candidate will be expected to use his or her professional relationships and experience to secure resources and help students define and solve real-world problems through research and development activities. Teaching experience is required.
It is critical that the successful candidate be able to integrate theory and professional practice. The job will require teaching lecture and laboratory courses, supervision of graduate student thesis research, conducting his/her own scholarly research and service to the School and university. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. This appointment will be for a one year term, with annual milestones of achievement, and there will be an opportunity to renew it for five years.
RIT is seeking individuals who are committed to contributing to RIT’s core values, honor code, and statement of diversity.
THE COLLEGE/ DEPARTMENT:
The successful candidate will join the faculty of RIT’s School of Print Media (SPM). SPM is the best-known school of its kind in the world preparing people to hold diverse positions within the world’s large graphic communications industry. Students and faculty are at the forefront of a new media revolution, where digital technologies merge printing and publishing, art and design, and photography. The faculty in the School of Print Media includes writers, consultants, scientists, researchers and product developers with strong ties to leading corporations, professional associations, community organizations, and other areas of industry.
SPM degree programs include the BS in New Media Publishing and an MS in Print Media. A printing minor is also available to undergraduate students outside the School of Print Media.
RIT attracts students from all 50 states and more than 90 countries. RIT has been recognized on The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great Colleges to Work For” list for two consecutive years. RIT was cited in six different categories: Professional/Career Development Program, Compensation and Benefits, Tuition Reimbursement, 403b or 401k (retirement plan), Disability Insurance and Life Insurance.
Rochester, located in Monroe County, is the 79th largest city in the United States and the third largest city in New York State. Five additional counties are included in the Greater Rochester Region: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans and Wayne. The Greater Rochester region is inhabited by a little more than one million people
The Rochester area has a diverse population which includes African Americans (38% of the city and 14% of Monroe County) and Latin Americans (13% of the city and 5% of the county). In addition, more than 7% of the population is foreign born. It is also home to the largest Deaf community per capita in the United States. Rochester is ranked 7th among the “10 Best Cities to Raise a Family” by Child Magazine. Places Rated Almanac ranked Rochester as the 6th “Best Places to Live in America” out of 379 metropolitan areas. Expansion Management Magazine ranked Rochester as number one among metropolitan areas having the best Quality of Life in the Nation. Essence magazine ranked it among the “Top 10 Cities for Black Families,” Rochester was twice named one of America’s Friendliest Cities by American Demographics magazine.



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